All Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Select the word that matches the definition:
A serious, determined effort
Endeavor
Indulgence
Enticement
Imperative
Endeavor
Answer: Endeavor
Example Question #12 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Select the word that matches the definition:
Capable of being done
Ambiguous
Audacious
Conscientious
Feasible
Feasible
Answer: Feasible
Example Question #13 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Select the word that matches the definition:
Arranged in order of time
Consequential
Chronological
Collinear
Consecutive
Chronological
Answer: Chronological
Example Question #14 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Select the word that matches the definition:
No longer in use or no longer useful
Obsolete
Spontaneous
Prudent
Apprehensive
Obsolete
Answer: Obsolete
Example Question #15 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Which of the following is closest in meaning to “widespread”?
Preoccupied
Presupposed
Profound
Prevalent
Prevalent
Answer: Prevalent
Example Question #16 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
All of the following can mean “to begin” except:
Cease
Embark
Commence
Initiate
Cease
Answer: Cease
Example Question #17 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Which of the following words best describes someone who overcomes challenges?
Resilient
Resigned
Resentful
Respiratory
Residual
Resilient
Answer: Resilient
Example Question #18 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Which of the following words would best be used to describe items that follow one another in order?
Conciliatory
Conditional
Conscientious
Conscripted
Consecutive
Consecutive
Answer: Consecutive
Example Question #19 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Which of the following most nearly means “represent, show, or describe”?
Deputize
Deprecate
Depose
Depict
Deploy
Depict
Answer: Depict
Example Question #20 : Consult Print And Digital Reference Materials To Define And Pronounce Words: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.8.4.C
Which of the following words most nearly means “a conclusion derived without sufficient evidence”?
Pseudonym
Anthology
Tirade
Conjecture
Despondent
Conjecture
Answer: Conjecture
All Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts Resources
